Method of making seams for caps



Aug. 3 1926. r

, 1,594,503 S. FENDELMAN METHOD OF-MAK1NG SEAMS FoR'cAPs Filed Feb. 10. 1926 gwuentom Patented I Aug. 3, 1926.

hilidditfi SOL FENDELMAN, 03? ST; LOUIS, MISSOURI.

METHOD OF MAKZNG fSEAMS FOR CAPS.

Application filed February The invention relates to a. cap and the method of making the same.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of caps having the body portion composed of segmental sections and to provide improved means for connccting the adjacent edges of the segmental sections whereby the same are not only firmly connected but present a highly ornamental and attractive a Jpearance at the seams unitlng the said sections.

invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claim hereto appended. it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claim, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cap conructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail perspective View partly in section illustrating the construction of the finishedseams for connecting the segmental sections of the body portion of the cap.

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view showing the attached edges of two sections of the cap before the radial strip is applied thereto.

Fig. 5 is a detail view showing the temporary seam pressed and the side edges spread laterally.

Fig. 6 is a detail View showing the radial connecting strip stitched to the folded side edges of the segmental sections and illustrating the arrangement of the parts before the single thread is removed.

In the accompanying drawing in which is illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention 1 designates a cap having a body portion composed of segmental sections 2 connected together at their side edges by means of radial strips 3. The cap 1 is provided at the front of the body portion with a visor 4c and itmay be constructed of any suitable material such as fabric, leather or the like. The Seg ental sectiees a first With these and other objects in view, the

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stitched together adjacent their side edges 5 with a single thread 6 to form a temporary seam and the seam thus formed is then pressed to spread the side edges 5 laterally and fold them beneath the segmental sections at the adjacent contiguous radial portions thereof. After the temporary seams have been pressed in this manner radial strips 7 of fabric or other suitable material are stitched at spaced points at 8 to the folded side portions of the segmental sections to form spaced parallel radial seams. The stitching of the folded side edges of the segmental strips at opposite sides of the temporary seam forms radial ribs 9 at the folded side portions of the segmental sections 2 and the single threads are then removed and the folded portions are slightly separated to space the ribs as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing. A slight fullness is preferably provided at the central portion of the radial strips between the permanent scams 8 to permit this separation of the ribs but the spreading of the strips 6 laterally may be relied on to provide the desired spacing of the ribs from one another. This construction provides slightly spaced parallel radial ribs with intervening grooves or depressions and presents a highfv ornamental and attractive appearance in the finished cap and at the same time the segmental. sections are securely connected together. The body portion of the cap is preferably finished at the center with a button 10 and while the radial seams are shown extending from the center to the extreme edges of the cap thebody portion may be made in any other preferred style as will be readily understood.

What is claimed is:

The herein described method of uniting two sections of material which consists in stitching together the adjacent side portions of the sections with a single threadv to form a temporary seam, pressing the seam thus formed to fold back the side edges of the sections, permanently stitching strips to the folded side edges of the sections and removing the single threads from the temporary seams and separating the folded side edges of the sections to form a slight intervening.

space.

In testimony whereof l have hereunto set my hand. I

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